Yahoo, which is constantly making efforts to control the mobile search market, is being responded by positive responses. A recent announcement made by T-Mobile reveals that they have selected Yahoo to power its latest web2go portal. The new portal will have T-Mobile subscribers who use the Internet, use the Yahoo-powered service by default. 

Companies having presence in The Netherlands and Domain Name Industry experts are upbeat about the Sunrise period of .co.nl registry. Sunrise 2 period will present an opportunity for Trademark owners to grab their .CO.NL domains.

The Netherlands is having a big internet user base. Currently, over 3 million .NL domains have been registered. The Sunrise 1 period will start on 18, November, 2008 during which .NL domain owners can apply for .CO.NL domains. As per domain plans from EuropeRegistry, cost for each domain will be Euro 100.

During the Web 2.0 conference held in San Francisco this week, MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe suggested that Social networking site MySpace might be working on its very own MP3 player. DeWolfe, who admitted that a MP3 could soon be released, held talks with Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr.

The possibility of working on Mp3 player was not directly specified by DeWolfe, but it was neither denied.

DeWolfe said, "For now, we are much more focused on the service. But, if anything, we'll be accretive to iPod sales, unless we develop a device."

According to a report published recently, Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios, better known as MGM is the first major movie studio to post full-length feature films on YouTube, the world's biggest stage for online videos.

After spending months smoothing fractured relationships in Hollywood, YouTube as reported by CNET News on Thursday, is preparing to launch a feature-film service on its website.

With shares of Yahoo Inc. plunging on Friday, Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft Corp. said at a business lunch in Sydney that Microsoft is no longer interested in “revisiting a possible acquisition” of the struggling Yahoo. Still, he did suggest a partnership in the search engine market is possible.

Ballmer’s latest remarks follow Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang’s statement earlier this week that he remained “very open minded” about a full or partial merger with Microsoft.

Craiglist, an online classifieds company, has long been used by prostitutes and sex-oriented businesses to advertise their services. However, that may soon end as on Thursday Craiglist in an agreement with 40-state attorneys general, agreed to curb its unruly 'erotic services' listings.

It's been almost a year since Yahoo Inc. has been searching for alternatives to Microsoft Corp's buyout offer. But recently Yahoo Inc.'s Chief Executive, Jerry Yang confirmed that he is still in favor of the deal between Yahoo! and Microsoft, as it can help Yahoo!, which currently is facing a lot of pressure.

Reliance ADA Group’s venture Zapak has partnered with Greystripe. Greystripe provides ad-supported distribution of games for mobile users. Zapak Digital Entertainment will feature 900 plus ad-supported games and applications from Greystripe. This has been seen as a significant development in Indian online gaming space by industry experts.

Bangalore-based custom gifts company, Myntra Designs has raised $5 million for expansion plans under Series A funding from IDG Ventures India and NEA-Indo US ventures. For Myntra, over 60% business comes from Corporate users and the company plans to expand more in this sector. Rest of the sales comes from online customers and the company expects an increase after the introduction of new products.

If you are looking for funding, you may have to wait for some time. I was in touch with some of the biggest names in Indian Industry recently. And most of them aren’t very motivated about investing in new ventures. The reason is the economic slowdown and the un-certainity prevailing in the markets. The deals which would otherwise take 2 – 3 month, may now take well over 6 months. The PE funds are re-negotiating with companies. Enterpreneurs are under pressure to offer growth strategy.